EPA delivers E15/RIN reform rule to OMB for review

On March 4, the U.S. EPA delivered its proposed rule to allow year-round sales of E15 and reform the renewable identification number (RIN) market to the White House Office of Management and Budget. OMB review marks a final step before the proposal is released for public comment.

According to a notice posted to the OMB website, the rule proposes regulatory changes to allow gasoline blended with up to 15 percent ethanol to take advantage of the 1 pound-per-square-inch Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver that current applies to E10 during the summer months. The rulemaking also proposes regulatory changes to modify certain elements of the RIN compliance system under the Renewable Fuel Standard program in an effort to improve RIN market functioning.